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Fried Green Tomatoes

1991 · directed by Jon Avnet · 130 min
23,525 feet · Prominence
1,121st of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw64

Lifetime worldwide gross $119m, re-releases included; about $289m in 2026 money.

Rank1,192 of 11,051In 199115 of 176

How Draw works

Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.

Praise78

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics71 baseAwards53 signal → +8 lift

Oscars2 nominated Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay
Golden Globes3 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting, Supporting acting
BAFTAs2 nominated Lead acting, Supporting acting
How Praise works

Critics set the score; a tiered award record, Picture and Directing carrying the most weight, claims half the headroom above it. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy45

Judged directly: Towanda; enduring with a generation.

Verdict45 of 100IMDb7.7 from 90kWikipedia62k views a monthAge35 years

Scored beside it · 1,369 of 4,039 films judged

If it does not belong in this company, the number is wrong.

How Legacy works

Legacy is a judgment, not a formula. A film can be adored by critics and culturally quiet, or lightly reviewed and permanently lodged in the culture, and no arithmetic over IMDb numbers tells the difference. Every signal behind it keeps updating.

draw 64 praise 78 legacy 45averages 62, placing it at23,525 ft
How the three become one number

Added, not multiplied, so a film transcendent on one pillar and weak on another is not zeroed out. A compression curve then squeezes the top, because the seven greatest films ever made should not be four thousand feet apart.

Whose apex this is

▲ Kathy Bates▲ Jessica Tandy▲ Mary Stuart Masterson

In these careers — elevation for this film

Jessica Tandy20,189 ftKathy Bates20,017 ftMary Stuart Masterson19,402 ftMary-Louise Parker19,119 ftChris O'Donnell18,005 ftCicely Tyson17,985 ftLois Smith17,635 ftNick Searcy17,630 ft